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News & EventsNewly published research on nanostraws from the founders of Breakout Labs company, Stealth Biosciences, appears in ACS NanoResearch from the laboratories of Stealth Biosciences co-founders, Nicholas Melosh and Craig Garner, shows that biomolecule delivery through nanostraws is enhanced by localized electroporation.Peter Thiel's Breakout Labs Turns More Science Projects Into BusinessesForbes April 17, 2013By Ryan Mac Fresh off its first year of delivering grants to promising scientific research technologies, the Peter Thiel-backed Breakout Labs announced today that it funded two more companies. The... Peter Thiel's latest bets boost Siri clone and cancer therapyVentureBeat April 17, 2013By Christina Farr Paypal cofounder Peter Thiel doesn’t shy away from making risky bets in disruptive technology and research. Today, the Thiel Foundation announced it would grant $350,000... Peter Thiel's Breakout Labs Funds "Nanostraws" And A Siri-Like Natural Language Processing StartupTechCrunch April 17, 2013By Kim-Mai Cutler Breakout Labs, a Peter Thiel-backed effort that supports startups doing cutting-edge research that might still be too risky to get traditional venture backing, just put capital into another... Peter Thiel's Breakout Labs backs 'nanostraw' startupSan Francisco Business Times April 17, 2013By Ron Leuty Small is big for Peter Thiel's Breakout Labs. The program, backed by the San Francisco-based foundation of PayPal cofounder Thiel, said Wednesday that it is funding... Breakout Labs funds two companies creating radically distinct interfaces between biology and technologyThe Thiel Foundation announces first Breakout Labs awards of 2013 San Francisco - April 17, 2013 - The Thiel Foundation announced today the first Breakout Labs...Local firms blaze trails to treatmentBoulder County Business Reporter March 29, 2013By Beth Potter "Through therapies and drug candidates, bioscience companies in Boulder are developing treatments for heart disease and various forms of cancer." Start it upThe Scientist April 1, 2013By Dan Cossins Young researchers who left the academic path to transform their bright ideas into thriving companies discuss their experiences, and how you can launch your own business. Longevity: Internal improvementsBioCentury Feb 25,2013By Kai-Jye Lou A handful of companies are using non- natural amino acids to improve the phar- macokinetic and metabolic profiles of pep- tides and proteins, but such modifications often alter the surface of... 
The Wealthy CatalystCorporate KnightsBy Tyler Hamilton Through its breakout labs program, the private foundation of PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel funds radical ideas with huge potential for positive change. Executive director Lindy Fishburne has the pleasure... 
Radical science finds savior in ThielSan Francisco Business TimesBy Lindsay Riddell "In the basement of a ramshackle building in San Francisco’s Mid-Market neighborhood — once the home of Miss Marty’s Beauty College — a barefoot Todd Huffman is working on radical... 
Harnessing Tornados For Energy And More: The Radical Projects Funded By Peter ThielFastCompany (FastCoexist)By Ariel Schwartz "The eccentric PayPal billionaire doesn’t just invest in Silicon Valley tech companies. He’s giving money for crazy projects that do everything from get power from the weather to find ways... 
Peter Thiel's Latest Pet Project: Tornado Powered EnergyPopular ScienceBy Rebecca Boyle December 18 "Billionaire Peter Thiel is already trying to create all sorts of zany things: 3-D printed meat, reconstructed brain tissue, antimatter-fueled spaceships and more. Now he wants to... 
Peter Thiel Funds Effort To Tap Tornado Power To Generate ElectricityForbesBy Todd Woody 12/18/12 "Talk about alternative energy. Billionaire Silicon Valley tech investor Peter Thiel has funded a Canadian engineer trying to tap the power of tornadoes to generate carbon-free... 
The Shape of Things to Come in ScienceChicago TribuneDecember 16, 2012 By Melissa Harris "At the end of every year, I feature three teams of Chicago innovators whose ideas won't hit the big-time soon but have the potential to improve, even save, our lives a decade... 
Sarnia's tornado man gets funding from PayPal founderToronto StarDecember 13, 2012 By Tyler Hamilton Louis Michaud couldn't ask for a better partner. But he had to turn to California to find him. The retired refinery engineer from Sarnia, whose grand idea of harnessing... Power a City with Tornados? Latest Grants Announced by Thiel Foundation's Breakout Labs Includes an Unusual TwistCanadian company, AVEtec, plans proof-of-concept test to extract energy from a man-made, controlled tornado San Francisco - December 13, 2012 - The Thiel Foundation announced today three new... |
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